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Paolo Sanzo, President IFOMPT
Paolo Sanzo is an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Lakehead University and the Director and Physiotherapist at Active Potential Rehabilitation Services. He is also an instructor and examiner for the Orthopedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and was elected as the past Member Organisation Delegate for Canada. He was appointed to the Executive of IFOMPT in October 2017.
His research interests are in the area of rehabilitation and sports medicine. More specifically, his research integrates the clinical, biomechanical, and physiological aspects of human movement and gait analysis. It also includes the exploration of the medical and clinical uses and effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy, the clinical application and rationale for the use of therapeutic taping, the biomechanical analysis of concussion, and length tension testing and the relationships between muscle and myofascial tissues in various musculoskeletal disorders. Paolo has published articles in several peer-reviewed journals, authored four books on length tension testing techniques in the upper and lower quadrants, and serves as a reviewer for several journal titles.
Contact Paolo:
Email: paolo.sanzo@ifompt.org |
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Nathan Hutting, Vice President IFOMPT
Nathan Hutting (1980) studied physiotherapy (HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, the Netherlands, 2003) and manual therapy (Vrije Universiteit Brussel – VUB, Belgium, 2009). In 2015, he was awarded a PhD for his dissertation on self-management for employees with complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (Radboud University, the Netherlands).
Nathan is currently working in the Netherlands as an associate professor at HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Occupation & Health research group. He also works as a physiotherapist and manual therapist in private practice. Since 2022, Nathan has served on the board of the VvAA, the largest association of healthcare professionals in the Netherlands with over 130,000 members. He is also a board member of the Physiotherapy Research Society (United Kingdom) and the Pain, Mind and Movement Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
Nathan has been a member and chair of many working groups and advisory committees related to manual therapy and physiotherapy. Currently, he is a member of the Scientific College of Physical Therapy (WCF) of the Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) and a member of the scientific advisory board of the Dutch RSI association. Nathan was a member of the congress programme committee of the 2023 World Physiotherapy Congress and he is a current member of the congress programme committee for the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress.
Contact Nathan:
Email: hutting@nvmt.nl |
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Pierre Röscher
Pierre Röscher is a clinician and part time lecturer based in Durban, South Africa. He has a special interest in orthopaedic manipulative physiotherapy, pelvic health conditions and chronic pain. Pierre is currently a PhD candidate and his research interest is in male pelvic dysfunction.
He previously served as the chairman on the Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group (NMSPG), a special interest group of the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP) and he was South Africa’s representative on IFOMPT from 2016-2020.
He is a regular post graduate lecturer in the field of neuromuscularskletal physiotherapy and pelvic health.
Contact Pierre:
Email: pierre.roscher@ifompt.org |
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Dusty Quinn
After completing a Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1997, I bought into a physiotherapy business. I was the Director of Back in Motion, New Zealand, until July 2023 when the business was sold. Over this time in business and being on the national executive I have gained much understanding of governance, leadership, and finance. It is this business acumen that I intend to bring to IFOMPT.
I am a clinician with a strong link to academia. I personally know many of my colleagues at Otago University and AUT. Over the past 10 years, I have been involved in clinical research. Currently, I am conducting a scoping review on physiotherapy in primary care, with Dr Cathy Chapple, at the University of Otago. I teach on a private course on concussion management. I am a fellow of the University of Otago.
Contact Dusty:
Email: dusty@backinmotion.co.nz
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Bart Vanthillo
Since graduating in 1990, I commenced my professional journey 34 years ago, engaging in a blend of clinical practice and teaching at Ghent University. My involvement extended to both the basic physiotherapy program and the manual therapy program, which I began contributing to in 1996. From the outset, I have been dedicated to our professional organization, starting with the Scientific Committee from 1996 to 2002, followed by serving as President of the MO until 2012. In this capacity, I spearheaded the consolidation of the two existing MT organizations towards the current ABSG Mathera.be, which subsequently became a subgroup of our parent body, AXXON PTIB Belgium, with whom we maintain a positive and respectful relationship. I resumed the presidency in 2020. I perceive myself as an open, attentive, and collaborative leader, ready to negotiate compromises to resolve conflicts.
I have also represented the MO in IFOMPT since 2010. At the national level, I have overseen the monitoring process for Belgian programs on three occasions, thus the IFOMPT monitoring process is familiar to me.
For many years (since 1996), I have closely followed IFOMPT's evolution. I have witnessed significant milestones, such as the strategic meeting in Antwerp in 2001 and the implementation of the monitoring system. I have observed IFOMPT evolve from a relatively small group of countries in its early days to a much more inclusive and globally representative organization with robust, scientifically based standards.
I wholeheartedly support the current trend towards a more inclusive organization, striving to expand its reach worldwide and become more representative. However, I believe there is still more effort needed to include countries from regions that are more challenging to access, such as Africa, many countries in Middle and South America, Asia, etc. Diversity, in my view, is essential for a global organization.
Contact Bart:
Email: bart.vanthillo@ugent.be |
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IFOMPT Office
The IFOMPT office is situated in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Ingrid du Toit - Executive Director of IFOMPT
Ingrid holds a B Econ (Hons) degree from the University of the Free State in South Africa and has worked as an agricultural economist for more than 25 years. She also gained experience in organisational development and the management of networks in a regional and Pan-African context by serving on a number of DFID and World Bank project teams.
After relocating to New Zealand, she was appointed as the Executive Officer of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association (NZMPA) in October 2010, a position she held until April 2018. In addition to this, she served as the Office Manager of IFOMPT as of April 2013 and became the Executive Director in February 2017.
Contact Ingrid:
P O Box 30 1295, Albany
Auckland 0752
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: + 64 211 878 753
Email: admin@ifompt.org |
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